[city_chic]

Who else goes en pointe here in ballet? I'm starting properly after the hols

[Angelil]

I started a term and a bit ago (not including time out for ankle injury).
Looking forward to getting started again in September

[city_chic]

^ Cool What make pointe shoes do you have? I have Bloch.

[Angelil]

I have Grishkos I think (though I might be wrong) that they're the only brand that make shoes wide enough for my feet! However, they're very comfortable to dance in too

[Zebrastripes]

(Original post by stardust&starshine)
Hey, I am really interested in dance. Most of my friends do it and are really good. But to be honest, I am rubbish at it, however, I'd really like to get into dancing (I've just read that '"Good dancers arent born, they are taught"). Should I enroll in classes or try to learn at home?

Best to get lessons, but if you want to get fit first DVDs are always good. The Ministry of Sound ones are really good, i swear by them to get fit. But i've heard good reviews about the Pineapple dance dvds, which teach you a few dances to popular music, step by step. Lessons are extremely expensive, so if you are close by a uni, check what they do as it is usually a lot cheaper and you can often get associate membership.

[Meliae]

I quit dancing this time last year and I miss it like hell. I'd been dancing for 9 years - ballet, modern, tap, jazz, drama, singing, gymnastics and advanced jazz. Those were all the classes I took there. At the most, I did 4 days a week and about 10 hours altogether. More if there was a show and for a while I helped in a baby ballet class so that was another hour or so. Now I do none. I wish I could start again but nowhere else seems the same. This place makes me miss it more. So does watching shows or dancing at home or anything.

On a less depressing note, me and 5 of my friends entered a competition at school. It's actually a music competition but there's a category where you can enter dances. It isn't split up into yeargroups though. Anyway, on the day before 4 of them dropped out. The other 2 of us redid it at the last minute because the one we had needed more people and then went ahead and did it anyway. We ended up with third .

[DancinBallerina]

(Original post by city_chic)
Who else goes en pointe here in ballet? I'm starting properly after the hols

Awww, I started on Pointe 10years ago and I love it. Going to a new dance school in Sept so im hoping to keep it up then, along with my Ballet, possibly tap, modern n jazz.

[city_chic]

^ Cool How old are you now? I'm hoping to keep up ballet for as long as poss, even when I'm way older; hopefully I'll be able to join adult classes etc. I'm kinda late starting on pointe now, being 17 and all lol.

[DancinBallerina]

^^Im 21 - started Pointe work when I was 11 but Ballet when I was 4.

Yea im trying to keep the Ballet going for as long as possible. Its the only form of exercise i truly adore and enjoy.

Dont worry about being late starting, just have to work hard and etc.

[Meliae]

I wasn't far off starting Pointe before I quit ballet. I quit ballet, tap and modern 2 years ago and quit drama, singing and jazz 1 year ago. It wasn't because I didn't like the dancing though or got sick of it or anything. From when I first started I always wanted to continue until I went off to Uni at least and then maybe continue there.

[city_chic]

(Original post by DancinBallerina)
^^Im 21 - started Pointe work when I was 11 but Ballet when I was 4.

Yea im trying to keep the Ballet going for as long as possible. Its the only form of exercise i truly adore and enjoy.

Dont worry about being late starting, just have to work hard and etc.

Are you part of a dance society at uni then?

[DancinBallerina]

(Original post by city_chic)
Are you part of a dance society at uni then?

Nope, i havent started Uni yet however the dance society at the Uni im going to go to - their style of dance isnt my cup of tea. Just going to find another dance school in Sept and continue my Ballet n Pointe then.

[city_chic]

^ Ah right, cool

[Sundous]

Cool a dance society

anyone here doing street jazz/dance and break dance?

[Prince Rhyus]

Any ballroom and latin dancers going to

http://www.dancealfresco.org/DatesTimes.html

on 11th August?

[Meliae]

(Original post by Sundous)
Cool a dance society

anyone here doing street jazz/dance and break dance?

I used to do jazz and advanced jazz. I think that was my favourite.

[hippieglitter]

Anybody else here do Ceroc/LeRoc/Modern Jive, i've been doing it for almost a year now and it so much fun.

[city_chic]

I think I'll tie the ribbons on my pointe shoes later so I can really start practising in them

[Magickal_Faerie]

I wanna go dance!

Manual labour has to do for now though unfortunately. (Im working as a field archaeologist for 6 weeks in germany) I wanna go to my dance classes at home and continue teaching!

[DancinBallerina]

(Original post by city_chic)
I think I'll tie the ribbons on my pointe shoes later so I can really start practising in them

Oooooooo, exciting have you 'softened' them?? by that I mean putting them on and going through your feet - one foot onto the other??? if that make sense???